April 4(Darfur24) The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) revealed the displacement of between 85,000 and 115,000 people as a result of the violence in Karinak, West Darfur.
According to a report released Monday, calm has returned to the area, but it has been accompanied by tension over the past five days.
The report indicated that the humanitarian situation in Kirenik remains a source of great concern due to the lack of security, disruption of basic services, including health centers, and the lack of major relief items.
Ocha said that the priority needs of the affected and the displaced are safe drinking water, food, shelter, non-food items, health services and medicines.
The report stated that most of the displaced are staying near the army camp in Karinak for protection.
The noted that men spend the night under the trees and in the mosque’s courtyard, while women and children spend the nights in communal tarpaulins or makeshift shelters at gathering sites.
The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that only members of Arab tribes can move freely outside the city of Kerenc, raising concerns about access to services and relief to the communities in Kirenik.
OCHA noted that all commercial and passenger vehicle movements in the area are accompanied by a military escort due to the insecurity and the presence of armed men controlling the main roads outside the town of Krinik.
It warned that at least 16 villages around the city of Karen were attacked, and the residents of the villages were displaced to the city of Karinak and other villages, and indicated that 10 cars were looted during the events, including one from an international non-governmental organization, an ambulance at the hospital, and a police car as well as the burning of five other cars .